Coral Reef Resort Zanzibar

... Beach Bungalows, and are here for tonight as well. Our first day here I headed straight for the water! The ocean here is refresing, unlike the water at our campsite in Dar Es Salaam (the water was like **** water it was so hot!), and then we all met up for some drinks, pizza, and or organize our optional excursions. That night we had a beach party at our resort, complete with "Ring of Fire" (Killer Kings), and tons of dancing. Basically there were tons of African guys dancing, and ...

... what more could you want! We spent 2 nights there and basically just chilled out, snorkeled a bit and played some beach volleyball with the locals.<br><br>Reluctantly we left on Sunday morning and drove back to Stone Town. Our boat back to Dar Es Salaam was delayed 4 hours so we strolled around Stone Town a bit more. As Ramadan had just finished most of the shops were closed and it was very quiet, although we did randomly stumble upon a parade of ...

... Town was, well, a stones throw away, so once settled into our hotel, we walked to the Zanzibar International Film Festival Office, in The Fort, to register and pick up programs. The exterior was grand, historical, intimidating. The doorway to a weeklong orgy of art, and dance and drama and song and&#8230;!<br><br>Two women swathed in a black buibui&#8217;s awarded us a glance and dealt us a few careless blows. Firstly, they flatly informed, there would be ...

... kids they would ask your name and then ask to have your bracelt i didnt get any of that in uganda at all, they were lovely kids, and the village meal wasnt the same to me as it was to me in uganda but one of the truckers Jen on borad voulnteered down south in monkey bay in Malawi and said it was totally different to what she expereionced in malawi last year, we just seemed to go to the wrong location sadly though the beach was lovely no complains there

... drive and drive<br>10:00 toilet stop... someone presses the 'red button' to tell richard to stop.... so he stops somewhere on the side of the road hopefully not to close to villages <br>12-1 lunch... usually salad and cold meat sandwiches<br>1:00 drive some more<br>4:00 arrive at camp site... pitch tent, maybe have a duty like help unpack the truck or prepare dinner.<br>5:00 shower (hopefully warm!)<br>7:00 dinner... sometimes sit by fire or in campsite bar<br>9:00 ...

... as we got feed, touch, scratch them and take some cool pics. There was one there that was 180 years old. We even got to hold one of the babies. After that we lazed on the beach and we swam in the clearest water we have ever swam in. It was the perfect paradise. We then headed back to the main Island.

... security guard in charge tells our group to move aside and let the locals past?? HELL NO...... We all stood up with our back packs on and formed a barricade so no one could get passed up. The security guide yelled at us again but we told him there was no way we were going to move. We had been there since half 9 and there we were 6 hours later and there was no way. The gates opened and the biggest stampede of all time followed ...

... booked a superior room which we were told had a sea view. Apparently a sea view room and a superior room are different things. We had to hang around the whole of the next morning to be told at lunchtime Kuoni still had not responded to their calls/emails. So we went out (see next few entries), the following day we were told to stay close to hotel so they could change us if needed. Stayed whole day. Come 6pm still no response ...

... It was the least I can do considering he hooked everyone up with this very potent Mozambique rum. hris felt like a new man after I "hooked" him up. After the game, we headed for the party. The details are sketchy. I don't remember much. I know I hung out with Allison and Chris for most of the night. Other parts of the night I yapped with other people I met during the previous days on the beach. I may have danced a bit too ...

... are real dinosaurs, having evolved some 180 million years ago. Then it was back on the boat to the coral reef surrounding the island and some truly spectacular snorkelling. Fish of every size and colour and so many different coloured starfish, including the 'Crown of Thorns'. Unfortunately this was one of the places Elaine attracted some stinging plankton which is completely invisible but gives several pin prick sensations and a couple ...